August EU PlayStation Plus content

Sony has outlined the bare-bones August content for PlayStation Plus subscribers.

There's a strong Assassin's Creed theme, including 50 per cent off the first game and 20 per cent off AC2. Buy the latter and all DLC will be slung in for free. Finally, if you buy and download AC: Brotherhood, you'll get two free avatars.

This month's free games are Comix Zone and Crash Commando, as well as PSone game Rayman and minis OMG-Z! and Bashi Blocks.

"There will be plenty more special little extras for you during the month so keep an eye out for the next update," wrote PSN product manager James Thorpe on the EU PlayStation blog

The below batch is available from today, 3rd August, to 7th September.

PSN game: Comix Zone

PSN game: Crash Commando

PSone game: Rayman

Mini: OMG-Z!

Mini: Bashi Blocks

Discount: Assassin's Creed - 50% off

Discount: Assassin's Creed 2 - 20% off - purchase the full game and get all of the DLC for free (Sequence 12, 13 and Secret locations)

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